Washington Business Journal

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a proposal to make June 19 a paid state holiday, and companies headquartered in the state were urged to lead the way.

The June staff report is the third since March on Project Journey, but the first to report confirmed cases of the virus among contractors.

George Mason University has settled on three finalists to build an Amazon-inspired expansion of its Arlington campus.

The University System of Maryland is considering a tuition freeze at all 11 of its member universities for the coming academic year.

A graduate student is suing Johns Hopkins University, seeking partial tuition reimbursement following the school’s move to online-only instruction due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Regal Potomac Yard movie theater at Potomac Yard in Alexandria appears to have shown its last picture. Regal Cinemas has scrubbed the 16-theater multiplex at 3575 Potomac Ave. from its list of Virginia locations on its website.

The Bethesda estate once belonging to heavyweight champ Mike Tyson is on the market for $8.5 million.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser included the new program in legislation supporting her just-released 2021 budget proposal.

Legg Mason Inc. shareholders voted Friday to approve the money manager’s $4.5 billion sale to Franklin Resources Inc., moving the deal closer to completion by September.

Elected officials from Prince George’s County sent a letter to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday saying his office has not adequately responded to requests for equipment and staffing to combat the coronavirus.

Amazon.com Inc. has filed an application for a D.C. alcoholic beverage license at its grocery store coming to D.C.

The e-commerce giant is targeting a 44-acre property in the city that was once home to a Leidos corporate campus, not far from Lakeforest Mall.

Novavax Inc. just got a significant investment to advance its Covid-19 vaccine candidate.

Marriott International Inc.’s Bill Marriott will step down from his executive chairman and chairman of the board role in 2022.

A small Reston DNA technology company often in the news for cracking cold cases will be in a television documentary.

Three popular restaurant chains — Outback Steakhouse, Carabba’s and Bonefish Grill — have laid off nearly 3,000 workers in Maryland…

The outlook right now assumes that D.C. will lose some $3.2 billion in revenue by the end of fiscal 2024, with the biggest loss projected for fiscal 2021.

The novel coronavirus has upended any and all plans the region’s startups had heading into 2020. They’re experiencing pain and…

The former Exxon Mobil Corp. campus in Merrifield will not be used as a field hospital as Virginia contends with the coronavirus crisis.

University of Maryland Capital Region Health has appointed a permanent leader, Nathaniel Richardson.

In the last month, United Airlines has flown more than 20 passenger-free overseas flights, totaling at least 160,000 pounds of cargo, to Dulles International Airport, where it maintains a hub and employs some 1,100.

D.C. officials are putting the finishing touches on new programs to offer mortgage relief to homeowners and commercial property owners.

More than 450 venues across the U.S. are banding together to present one voice to lawmakers.

Maryland’s hospitals could face a collective revenue shortfall of $1 billion in the three-month period from April through June.